ROM Hack [Release] AGB_FIRM Signature Patcher + GBA ROM Converter

[hippy dave]

Don't bother with the SD card.

Thanks for the DON'T. Any DOs?

 

[Apache Thunder]

I looked at the save files GBA games use on SD card. I'm afraid you wont get far. You might be able to extract a save for use in an emulator, but you won't be able to modify the saves AGB_FIRM uses. Looks to have a AESMAC type of thing or something and AGB_FIRM will kill it if you attempt to inject a save/modify it. At least that was what someone told me when I showed them the header of the decrypted save file.

 

[Wowfunhappy]

So, I own actual ambassador games.

Will installing this patched title stop my legit GBA games from booting in OFW?

 

[gamesquest1]

seeing as people might like cheats with their gba games, you can use this to add them to the rom before building
https://gbatemp.net/threads/gba-auto-trainer-maker-gbaatm.99334/

 

[hippy dave]

So, I own actual ambassador games.

Will installing this patched title stop my legit GBA games from booting in OFW?

Yes, patched AGB_FIRM won't start from unmodified sysnand, but you can run them from pasta.

I looked at the save files GBA games use on SD card. I'm afraid you wont get far. You might be able to extract a save for use in an emulator, but you won't be able to modify the saves AGB_FIRM uses. Looks to have a AESMAC type of thing or something and AGB_FIRM will kill it if you attempt to inject a save/modify it. At least that was what someone told me when I showed them the header of the decrypted save file.

Hm unfortunate, might have a look at it out of curiosity but it doesn't sound good. Oh well, I've started playing Guru Logic Champ from the beginning again anyway...

 

[nl255]

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Looks like Avast is false flagging it just because you chose to pack exe with UPX.

EDIT: Even after unpacking with UPX, it still false flags it.

That is probably because it is a binary patcher, which often gets flagged by heuristic analysis as suspicious/malware simply because many viruses do the same thing. You will see the same thing with ips2exe created files such as FF2PATCH.EXE and sometimes even patchers like Lunar IPS.

 

[cearp]

For those who like perfect banners and looking for font Nintedo using: it can be found and dumped from PS3 dev_flash, name is 'SCE-PS3-RD-L-LATIN.TTF'.

also this is just latin, so what font is used for japanese/chinese/korean titles?

 

[hippy dave]

also this is just latin, so what font is used for japanese/chinese/korean titles?

The one Apache Thunder mentioned, Rodin by Fontworks, I found a shonky copy of it called "FOT-Rodin Pro B" and it has those character sets as well as cyrillic.

 

[SLiV3R]

I cant find the 0x0004013800000202..

Im on N3DS. What folder is it in?

Or do I have to use the FBI as an CIA to find 0x0004013800000202?

EDIT: Nevermind! Its working

 

[Apache Thunder]

For n3DS it's 0004013820000202.

 

[joeh1974]

I need some clarification. Can we still save at appropriate times in the injected roms? Before I do this, I just want to make sure that I don't need to try keep the system on at all times to avoid starting the game over from the beginning.

Thanks.

 

[valyr]

@Riku can you add a "no save type" setting to the footer generator for games like R-Type III
which have no save type as it says save detection failed and sets it to standard settings

 

[Apache Thunder]

I found settings that work for games with no save type. This is what I used that got some GBA Player roms to boot. (which also have no save type). This worked on all the 32MB GBA Player roms. (ones that play videos like Pokemon or Sonic X)

This footer is for 32mb roms though. Unfortunately I forgot what save type settings I used. So here's the footer incase it helps figuring that out. (also, adding a feature for opening existing footers with the footer generator might help in this regard)

 

[valyr]

I found settings that work for games with no save type. This is what I used that got some GBA Player roms to boot. (which also have no save type). This worked on all the 32MB GBA Player roms. (ones that play videos like Pokemon or Sonic X)

This footer is for 32mb roms though. Unfortunately I forgot what save type settings I used. So here's the footer incase it helps figuring that out. (also, adding a feature for opening existing footers with the footer generator might help in this regard)

Thanks Apache Thunder

From the look of it in a hex editor its - sram 128k <v112 config type 1 - at least as far as i can tell anyway, which is starting settings for the ftr generator

 

[Apache Thunder]

I definitely recall it not being on default settings. I might have selected Flash 512k as the save type. I just forgot what I had for the Chip Manufactur and the Memory Config type. (which I'm pretty sure I left on 1)

 

[mesa_rune]

Lockjaw - The Overdose doesn't use a save type, and I was able to run it just fine with the defaults,
or whatever the generator loaded after failing to detect. *shrugs*

 

[tivanh]

But what's this, then?

Out of the Karl team, this one seems to be the only one community orientated without personal beliefs and opinions getting in the way. Shame he/she locked their talent into a team.

There is no i in team though and that is fair enough. Good to see from all the previous posts your not a part of the lock up, you just have to support it as that's were the team you work with stand.

There is an old saying, if your going to sell your integrity get a good price, as unless people have short memories you can only sell it once...

 

[Riku]

also this is just latin, so what font is used for japanese/chinese/korean titles?

I have no idea. Japanese font doesn't look like Rodin though.

 

[cearp]

I have no idea. Japanese font doesn't look like Rodin though.

when i have a little time i will extract some of my jp gba games, and try one of those font analyzer things, i hope they work for jp text.
i want to make some boktai/bokura no taiyou games

 

[Shadowtrance]

can you post the font file?

Its copyrighted. Learn to google

Yeah took me a couple of minutes to find what i needed to "acquire" the font.
Need to update my ps3 anyway, so i killed 2 birds with one stone. haha